Question

1. in a city in ohio, the sales tax rate is 7.25%. complete the table.

item	price before tax ($)	sales tax ($)	price including tax ($)
blanket	24.00	25.74	1.74
toy car		1.16

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Sales Tax Formula

Sales Tax = Price Before Tax × Tax Rate. Price Including Tax = Price Before Tax + Sales Tax. Tax rate is 7.2% or 0.072.

Step2: Pillow Calculations

• Sales Tax: \( 8.50 \times 0.072 = 0.612 \approx 0.61 \) (Wait, maybe original has typo, but let's use 7.2%: \( 8.50 \times 0.072 = 0.612 \), Price Including Tax: \( 8.50 + 0.612 = 9.112 \approx 9.11 \))

Step3: Blanket Calculations

• Price Before Tax: 29.99. Sales Tax: \( 29.99 \times 0.072 \approx 2.159 \approx 2.16 \). Price Including Tax: \( 29.99 + 2.16 = 32.15 \) (Wait, original has 1.74? Maybe tax rate is 5.8%? Wait, maybe the tax rate is 7.2% as per problem. Wait, maybe the user's table has some entries. Let's recheck. If Sales Tax for Blanket is 1.74, then Price Before Tax = Sales Tax / Tax Rate = \( 1.74 / 0.072 \approx 24.17 \). Then Price Including Tax = 24.17 + 1.74 = 25.91.

Step4: Toy Car Calculations

• Sales Tax: 1.15. Price Before Tax = \( 1.15 / 0.072 \approx 15.97 \). Price Including Tax = 15.97 + 1.15 = 17.12.

(Note: The image has some handwritten entries, maybe calculation errors, but following tax rate 7.2%:

For Pillow:

• Sales Tax: \( 8.50 \times 0.072 = 0.612 \approx 0.61 \)
• Price Including Tax: \( 8.50 + 0.61 = 9.11 \)

For Blanket (if Sales Tax is 1.74, tax rate = \( 1.74 / 29.99 \approx 0.058 \) (5.8%), then:

• Price Before Tax: 29.99, Sales Tax: \( 29.99 \times 0.058 \approx 1.74 \), Price Including Tax: \( 29.99 + 1.74 = 31.73 \)

For Toy Car:

• Price Before Tax: \( 1.15 / 0.072 \approx 15.97 \)
• Price Including Tax: \( 15.97 + 1.15 = 17.12 \)

But maybe the tax rate is 7.2% as per problem statement "sales tax rate is 7.2%". Let's correct:

Pillow:
Sales Tax: \( 8.50 \times 0.072 = 0.612 \approx 0.61 \)
Price Including Tax: \( 8.50 + 0.612 = 9.112 \approx 9.11 \)

Blanket (if Price Before Tax is 29.99):
Sales Tax: \( 29.99 \times 0.072 \approx 2.16 \)
Price Including Tax: \( 29.99 + 2.16 = 32.15 \)

Toy Car:
Price Before Tax: \( 1.15 / 0.072 \approx 15.97 \)
Price Including Tax: \( 15.97 + 1.15 = 17.12 \)

Maybe the original table has different tax rate, but following the problem's tax rate 7.2%.)

Answer:

(Assuming tax rate 7.2%):

• Pillow: Sales Tax ≈ $0.61$, Price Including Tax ≈ $9.11$
• Blanket (if Sales Tax 1.74, Price Before Tax ≈ $24.17$, Price Including Tax ≈ $25.91$)
• Toy Car: Price Before Tax ≈ $15.97$, Price Including Tax ≈ $17.12$

(Note: The handwritten entries in the image may have calculation errors, but the above is based on 7.2% tax rate.)